GoFundMe account set up for woman displaced by storms

Published 4:10 pm, Tuesday, May 10, 2016

WOOD RIVER — Granddaughter of a 76-year-old woman forced from her mobile home during last weekend’s storm set up a GoFundMe account Tuesday to raise money for a new trailer.

Sherry Niver, of Wood River, narrowly escaped injury when heavy winds Saturday blew a large tree onto her mobile home, crushing it. She had lived in her home for at least 18 years, but had no insurance on the structure or its contents.

Since Saturday, she has been staying in her pickup truck, although a friend offered her a place to sleep Monday night.

Niver told a reporter after an article ran in Tuesday’s edition of The Telegraph, numerous people have been offering various assistance, which surprised and pleased her.

The online appeal, at https://www.gofundme.com/sherryniver is entitled, Sherry’s New Trailer Fund.It has a goal of raising $8,000. As of 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, one person had kicked off the fund with a $50 donation.